In This Issue:
Mining Your Unexploited Value - Part I
Simplified Strategic Planning Seminars
Alignment for Implementation
Questions & Answers
Strategic Planning Resources

April - Featured Article
Mining Your Unexploited Value - Part I

Global business can be frightening, particularly when viewed from a defensive position. How sure are you that your company is exploiting your global competitive advantages to their fullest? Many companies do not. Some do not even recognize that they have advantages. Tom Ambler explores factors that can improve your value proposition in the face of global competition.

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April - Seminars
Simplified Strategic Planning for Small to Mid-Sized Companies
Simplified Strategic Planning for Small to Mid-Sized Companies Increase Profits by Over 100%

Poor strategic planning is worse than no strategic planning. It can be a big waste of time and money. Even worse, it can lead to disaster. Avoid all this with Simplified Strategic Planning.TM

Michigan State University Whether you've been doing strategic planning for years or starting from scratch, you can acquire a streamlined process for developing and implementing your strategy. In just two days at the Michigan State University seminar on Simplified Strategic Planning for Small to Mid-Sized Companies, you'll learn our time-tested methodology, which has produced outstanding results for thousands of business people just like you.

Company Presidents and CEOs attend free of charge
when accompanied by at least one additional paid attendee.

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April - Simplified Strategic Planning Book
Alignment for Implementation
Getting Your People to Make Your Strategies Work
By Robert W. Bradford (editor), with Thomas E. Ambler, M. Dana Baldwin, Denise A. Harrison and Stephen A. Rhutan

You are a busy executive with a strong strategic vision for your business. You may already have a good strategic plan in place - but you have been frustrated with the execution of your strategic vision. While there may be many causes for this frustration, one of the most difficult to deal with is the alignment of the people in your organization with the direction inherent in your vision.

 
 
April - Strategic Planning Q & A
Questions & Answers

This column is intended to answer common questions related to strategic planning and strategy in general. In each issue we will answer questions posed by seminar attendees, our clients and our readers. Please send your questions to Elizabeth Tidd, E-mail: simplifiedstrategicplanning@cssp.com ~ Mail: CSSP, Inc. P.O. Box 851 Ann Arbor, Michigan 06890-0851 ~ Fax: 203-255-9191.

How do I know if I've got the right market segmentation scheme for my business?

How do you get Simplified Strategic Planning going in a very small company where there are not even five people who should be on the planning team?

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April - Strategic Planning Resources
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